Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin opened the pot to 350, and he found just one caller to go heads up the rest of the way.
The flop came out 
, and Baldwin continued out with a bet. His opponent pushed back with a raise, and Baldwin moved all in on a three-bet shove. He was snap-called by 
, and Baldwin sheepishly tabled his not-there-yet 
.
Needing two running cards to stay alive, Baldwin's day was done by the time fourth street dropped a blank 
. Good game, sir.
We caught up with the action on the 
flop and Thiago jut called the 825 chip-bet from the opponent.
With more than 2,000 chips in the pot, we saw a 
fell on the turn.
Both players checked.
River: 
and the action was checked again.
Nishijima tabled 
and takes the pot. He's now up to 6,500 chips.
We didn't see what happened to Mike "GoLeafsGoEh" Leah, or exactly when he stood up and walked out of the room. But what we can see is that his chair is now empty and there are no chips in front of his vacant space. We think it's safe to add his name to the list of early bustouts.
We also see that Joe Cada's chair is empty, and we can confirm that he too has been relieved of the remainder of his short stack.
Gavin Smith was just knocked out by Steve Yea in a quick and decisive pot. Smith got his chips in with 
on a 
flop. Yea looked him up with 
, and his draw came through when a landed on fourth street.
Smith was drawing dead to the river, and he has been sent home as another early victim.
We've got two full levels of action under our belts, and that means it's time for a little break. We'll see you in twenty minutes when the players return to the tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,500 | |
|
|
4,500 | |
|
4,500 | |
|
4,500 | |
|
4,500 | |
|
4,500 | |
|
4,500 | |
|
|
4,500 | |
|
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|
4,500 | |
|
|
||
|
|
4,500 | |
|
4,500 | |
|
4,500 | |
|
4,500 | |
|
|
||
|
4,500 | |
|
|
||
|
|
4,500 | |
|
|
4,500 | |
|
4,500 | |
|
4,500 | |
|
||
|
4,500 | |
|
|
4,500 | |
|
||
|
4,500 | |
|
||
|
|
4,500 | |
|
|
4,500 | |
|
4,500 | |
|
||
|
4,500 | |
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Returning from the break, we're working our way around the room counting down some stacks. Here's the first batch for your statistical amusement.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,200
8,700
|
8,700 |
|
|
12,500
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
9,500
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
7,300
2,800
|
2,800 |
|
|
7,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
6,500
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
5,200
700
|
700 |
|
|
5,100
600
|
600 |
|
|
4,500 | |
|
|
4,500 | |
|
|
4,500 | |
|
|
4,500 | |
|
|
4,200
300
|
300 |
|
|
3,900
600
|
600 |
|
|
3,500
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
2,700
1,800
|
1,800 |
|
|
2,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
We caught the action on the 
flop. David "Devilfish" Ulliott bet out 500 chips and Lex Veldhuis made the call.
Turn: 
and both players checked.
River: 
and all the chips went in, Lex tabled 
and knocked out Devilfish.
Lex is now up to 7,000 chips.
Jeff Madsen just came bounding over to our media desk where his iPhone was being so graciously charged by our own BlocaDaBarra.
"Uhhhh, good game," said Madsen, unplugging his phone, waving his hand at us, and running through the door and off to somewhere more important than here. He's out.
